EP4229456A1 - Couvercles de désinfection pour connecteurs fonctionnels de dispositifs médicaux et procédés associés - Google Patents

Couvercles de désinfection pour connecteurs fonctionnels de dispositifs médicaux et procédés associés

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EP4229456A1
EP4229456A1 EP21802141.8A EP21802141A EP4229456A1 EP 4229456 A1 EP4229456 A1 EP 4229456A1 EP 21802141 A EP21802141 A EP 21802141A EP 4229456 A1 EP4229456 A1 EP 4229456A1
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optical
fiber connector
disinfecting
disinfecting cover
cover
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Anthony K. Misener
Steffan SOWARDS
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Bard Access Systems Inc
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3866—Devices, tools or methods for cleaning connectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A61B2090/306—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure using optical fibres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B46/00—Surgical drapes
    • A61B46/10—Surgical drapes specially adapted for instruments, e.g. microscopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B46/00—Surgical drapes
    • A61B46/40—Drape material, e.g. laminates; Manufacture thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L15/00—Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
    • A61L15/16—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
    • A61L15/22—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons containing macromolecular materials
    • A61L15/28—Polysaccharides or their derivatives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L15/00—Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
    • A61L15/16—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
    • A61L15/42—Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
    • A61L15/425—Porous materials, e.g. foams or sponges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3847—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture with means preventing fibre end damage, e.g. recessed fibre surfaces
    • G02B6/3849—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture with means preventing fibre end damage, e.g. recessed fibre surfaces using mechanical protective elements, e.g. caps, hoods, sealing membranes

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  • Some multiple-use medical devices are used in relatively close proximity to patients so that the multiple-use medical devices can be functionally connected to single-use medical devices by functional connectors thereof. Being in close proximity to the patients, there are risks of contaminating the multiple-use medical devices with, for example, bodily fluids or bodily fluid-borne pathogens, as well as spreading such contamination to subsequent patients or other clinical areas in which the multiple-use medical devices are used. What is needed are disinfecting covers for functional connectors of the multiple-use medical devices that disinfect the functional connectors between uses.
  • a disinfecting cover for an optical-fiber connector including, in some embodiments, a plug, a bore of the plug, an absorbent disposed in the bore, and a disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent.
  • the plug is configured to insert into a receptacle of the optical-fiber connector.
  • the absorbent is configured to contact a ferrule of the optical-fiber connector.
  • the ferrule has an optical fiber disposed therein.
  • the disinfectant is configured to disinfect at least the ferrule and the optical fiber.
  • the disinfecting cover further includes one or more interlocking features.
  • the one-or-more interlocking features are configured to interlock with the optical-fiber connector and maintain the plug in the receptacle of the optical-fiber connector when the disinfecting cover is inserted in the optical-fiber connector.
  • the disinfecting cover further includes a handle opposite the plug. The handle is configured to enable a person to insert the plug into the receptacle of the optical-fiber connector or remove the plug from the receptacle of the optical-fiber connector by way of the handle.
  • the plug and handle are integrally molded from a thermoplastic.
  • the thermoplastic is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyamide, high-impact polystyrene, and polypropylene.
  • the absorbent is a compressible sponge of polyester, polyurethane, or cellulose.
  • the sponge is configured to release a portion of the disinfectant absorbed thereby when compressed into the bore of the plug by the ferrule of the optical-fiber connector.
  • the disinfectant is an aqueous solution of isopropanol.
  • the solution is at least 70% isopropanol by volume.
  • the disinfecting cover further includes a communication module.
  • the communication module is configured to communicate with a medical device including the optical-fiber connector and indicate to the medical device when the optical-fiber connector is covered by the disinfecting cover.
  • a cleaning cycle including cleaning or drying is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the optical-fiber connector is covered by the disinfecting cover.
  • actuation of a cleaning action is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the optical-fiber connector is covered by the disinfecting cover.
  • the disinfecting cover is integrated into a portal in a procedural barrier for a medical procedure.
  • the portal is configured to enable functional connections between medical devices on opposing sides of the procedural barrier.
  • a disinfecting cover for an optical-fiber connector including, in some embodiments, a body, a receptacle in the body, an absorbent disposed in the receptacle, and a disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent.
  • the receptacle is configured to accept the optical-fiber connector therein.
  • the absorbent is configured to contact a ferrule of the optical-fiber connector.
  • the ferrule has an optical fiber disposed therein.
  • the disinfectant is configured to disinfect at least the ferrule and the optical fiber.
  • the disinfecting cover further includes one or more interlocking features.
  • the one-or-more interlocking features are configured to interlock with the optical-fiber connector and maintain the optical-fiber connector in the receptacle of the body when the optical-fiber connector is inserted in the disinfecting cover.
  • the disinfecting cover further includes a handle incorporated into the body or extending therefrom.
  • the handle is configured to enable a person to insert the optical-fiber connector into the receptacle of the body or remove the optical-fiber connector from the receptacle when holding the disinfecting cover by the handle.
  • the body and handle are integrally molded from a thermoplastic.
  • the thermoplastic is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyamide, high-impact polystyrene, and polypropylene.
  • the absorbent is a compressible sponge of polyester, polyurethane, or cellulose.
  • the sponge is configured to release a portion of the disinfectant absorbed thereby when compressed into the receptacle of the body by the ferrule of the optical-fiber connector.
  • the disinfectant is an aqueous solution of isopropanol.
  • the solution is at least 70% isopropanol by volume.
  • the disinfecting cover further includes a communication module.
  • the communication module is configured to communicate with a medical device including the optical-fiber connector and indicate to the medical device when the optical-fiber connector is covered by the disinfecting cover.
  • a cleaning cycle including cleaning or drying is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the optical-fiber connector is covered by the disinfecting cover.
  • actuation of a cleaning action is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the optical-fiber connector is covered by the disinfecting cover.
  • the disinfecting cover is integrated into a portal in a procedural barrier for a medical procedure.
  • the portal is configured to enable functional connections between medical devices on opposing sides of the procedural barrier.
  • the method includes, in some embodiments, a disconnecting step, a first inserting step, a second inserting step, and a storing step.
  • the disconnecting step includes disconnecting a male optical- fiber connector from a female optical-fiber connector.
  • the first inserting step includes inserting the male optical-fiber connector into a female disinfecting cover, thereby disinfecting at least a ferrule and an optical fiber of the male optical-fiber connector.
  • the second inserting step includes inserting a male disinfecting cover into a female optical-fiber connector, thereby disinfecting at least a ferrule and an optical fiber of the female optical-fiber connector.
  • the storing step includes keeping the male optical-fiber connector or the female optical-fiber connector in its respective disinfecting cover until connecting the male optical-fiber connector or the female optical-fiber connector to each other or another complementary optical-fiber connector.
  • the first inserting step includes inserting the male optical-fiber connector into a receptacle of a body of the female disinfecting cover.
  • the receptacle includes an absorbent having a disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent.
  • the first inserting step includes compressing the absorbent into the receptacle, thereby releasing a portion of the disinfectant for the disinfecting of the male optical-fiber connector.
  • the second inserting step includes inserting a plug of the disinfecting cover into a receptacle of the female optical-fiber connector.
  • the plug includes a bore with an absorbent having a disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent.
  • the second inserting step includes compressing the absorbent into the bore, thereby releasing a portion of the disinfectant for the disinfecting of the female optical-fiber connector.
  • the method mitigates contamination of multiple-use medical devices between uses with different patients.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates functionally connected single-use and multiple-use medical devices of an optical shape-sensing system in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates functional connectors of the multiple-use medical devices of FIG. 1 in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a female disinfecting cover for a male optical-fiber connector in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a male disinfecting cover for a female optical-fiber connector in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates inserting a male optical-fiber connector into the female disinfecting cover in accordance with some embodiments.
  • proximal portion or a “proximal-end portion” of, for example, a catheter disclosed herein includes a portion of the catheter intended to be near a clinician when the catheter is used on a patient.
  • proximal length of, for example, the catheter includes a length of the catheter intended to be near the clinician when the catheter is used on the patient.
  • proximal end of, for example, the catheter includes an end of the catheter intended to be near the clinician when the catheter is used on the patient.
  • the proximal portion, the proximal-end portion, or the proximal length of the catheter can include the proximal end of the catheter; however, the proximal portion, the proximal-end portion, or the proximal length of the catheter need not include the proximal end of the catheter. That is, unless context suggests otherwise, the proximal portion, the proximal-end portion, or the proximal length of the catheter is not a terminal portion or terminal length of the catheter.
  • a “distal portion” or a “distal-end portion” of, for example, a catheter disclosed herein includes a portion of the catheter intended to be near or in a patient when the catheter is used on the patient.
  • a “distal length” of, for example, the catheter includes a length of the catheter intended to be near or in the patient when the catheter is used on the patient.
  • a “distal end” of, for example, the catheter includes an end of the catheter intended to be near or in the patient when the catheter is used on the patient.
  • the distal portion, the distal-end portion, or the distal length of the catheter can include the distal end of the catheter; however, the distal portion, the distal-end portion, or the distal length of the catheter need not include the distal end of the catheter. That is, unless context suggests otherwise, the distal portion, the distal-end portion, or the distal length of the catheter is not a terminal portion or terminal length of the catheter. [0044] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an optical shape-sensing system including a single-use peripherally inserted central catheter (“PICC”) 10 having an optical-fiber stylet 12 disposed in an extension tube 14 functionally connected to a relay module 16 over a patient P but under a sterile drape 18.
  • the relay module 16 includes an optical fiber 20 disposed in a patch cable 22 functionally connected to a console 24 or an optical interrogator thereof.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates functional connectors of the foregoing single-use and multiple-use medical devices including a male optical-fiber connector 26 of the PICC 10, a female optical-fiber connector 28 of the relay module 16, a male optical-fiber connector 30 of the patch cable 22, and the female optical-fiber connector 32 of the console 24 or the optical interrogator thereof.
  • the multiple-use medical devices such as the relay module 16, the patch cable 22, and the console 24 being in close proximity to the patients, there are risks of contaminating the multiple-use medical devices with, for example, bodily fluids or bodily fluid-borne pathogens, as well as spreading such contamination to subsequent patients or other clinical areas in which the multiple-use medical devices are used.
  • disinfecting covers for functional connectors of the multipleuse medical devices that disinfect the functional connectors between uses are needed.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a female disinfecting cover 300 for a male optical-fiber connector in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates inserting a male optical- fiber connector into the female disinfecting cover 300 in accordance with some embodiments.
  • the female disinfecting cover 300 is configured to accept a male optical -fiber connector such as the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 inserted therein for disinfecting the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30, as well as protecting the male optical- fiber connector 26 or 30 from dust.
  • a male optical -fiber connector such as the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 inserted therein for disinfecting the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30, as well as protecting the male optical- fiber connector 26 or 30 from dust.
  • the female disinfecting cover 300 includes a body 302, a receptacle 304 in the body 302, an absorbent 506 disposed in the receptacle 304, and a disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent 506. As shown, the female disinfecting cover 300 can further include a handle 310, as well as one or more interlocking features generally shown. While there are many different male optical-fiber connectors, the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 is representative in that it includes a ferrule 508 having the optical fiber 12 or 20 disposed therein. The absorbent 560 is configured to contact the ferrule 508 and the optical fiber 12 or 20 disposed therein when the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 is inserted into the female disinfecting cover 300. The disinfectant is configured to disinfect at least the ferrule 508 and the optical fiber 12 or 20; however, the female disinfecting cover 300 can be larger to accommodate more of the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 for disinfection thereof.
  • the handle 310 can be incorporated into the body 302 or extend therefrom.
  • the handle 310 is configured to enable a person to insert the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 into the receptacle 304 or remove the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 from the receptacle 304 when holding the female disinfecting cover 300 by the handle 310.
  • the one-or-more interlocking features are configured to interlock with the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 and maintain the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 in the receptacle 304 when the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 is inserted in the female disinfecting cover 300.
  • the one-or more interlocking features can be further configured to expose the ferrule 508 and the optical fiber 12 or 20 by moving a cover 512 thereof away from the ferrule 508 and the optical fiber 12 or 20.
  • the one-or-more interlocking features can vary accordingly.
  • the body 302, the handle 310, and the one-or-more interlocking features can be integrally molded from a thermoplastic or separately molded and snapped or bonded together.
  • the thermoplastic is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyamide, high-impact polystyrene, and polypropylene.
  • the absorbent 506 can be a compressible sponge of polyester, polyurethane, or cellulose. Whether or not the absorbent 506 is a sponge, the absorbent 506 is configured to release a portion of the disinfectant absorbed thereby when compressed into the receptacle 304 by the ferrule 508 of the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30.
  • the disinfectant can be an aqueous solution of isopropanol or an iodophor.
  • the solution is at least 70% isopropanol by volume.
  • the female disinfecting cover 300 can further include a communication module.
  • the communication module is configured to communicate with a medical device including the male optical-fiber connector and indicate to the medical device when the male optical-fiber connector is covered by the female disinfecting cover 300.
  • a cleaning cycle including cleaning or drying is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the male optical-fiber connector is covered by the female disinfecting cover 300.
  • Actuation of a cleaning action is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the male optical-fiber connector is covered by the female disinfecting cover 300.
  • the female disinfecting cover 300 can be integrated into a portal in a procedural barrier for a medical procedure.
  • the portal is configured to enable functional connections between medical devices on opposing sides of the procedural barrier.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a male disinfecting cover 400 for a female optical-fiber connector in accordance with some embodiments.
  • the male disinfecting cover 400 is configured to insert into a receptacle of a female optical-fiber connector such as the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 for disinfecting the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32, as well as protecting the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 from dust.
  • a female optical-fiber connector such as the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 for disinfecting the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32, as well as protecting the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 from dust.
  • the male disinfecting cover 400 includes a plug 402, a bore 404 of the plug 402, an absorbent disposed in the bore 404, and a disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent. While the absorbent is not shown in FIG. 4, the absorbent is analogous to the absorbent 506 of the female disinfecting cover 300. As shown, the male disinfecting cover 400 can further include a handle 410 opposite the plug 402, as well as one or more interlocking features generally shown. While there are many different female optical-fiber connectors, the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 is representative in that it includes a ferrule having an optical fiber disposed therein.
  • the absorbent is configured to contact the ferrule and the optical fiber disposed therein when the male disinfecting cover 400 is inserted into the receptacle of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32.
  • the bore 404 is configured to accept therein the ferrule of the female optical- fiber connector 28 or 32 to establish such contact.
  • the disinfectant is configured to disinfect at least the ferrule and the optical fiber.
  • the handle 410 is configured to enable a person to insert the plug 402 into the receptacle of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 or remove the plug 402 from the receptacle of the female optical -fiber connector 28 or 32 by way of the handle 410 when holding the male disinfecting cover 400 by the handle 410.
  • the one-or-more interlocking features are configured to interlock with the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 and maintain the plug 402 in the receptacle of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 when the plug 402 of the male disinfecting cover 400 is inserted in the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32.
  • the one-or-more interlocking features can vary accordingly.
  • the plug 402, the handle 410, and the one-or-more interlocking features can be integrally molded from a thermoplastic or separately molded and snapped or bonded together.
  • the thermoplastic is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyamide, high-impact polystyrene, and polypropylene.
  • the absorbent can be a compressible sponge of polyester, polyurethane, or cellulose. Whether or not the absorbent is a sponge, the absorbent is configured to release a portion of the disinfectant absorbed thereby when compressed into the bore 404 by the ferrule of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32.
  • the disinfectant can be an aqueous solution of isopropanol or an iodophor.
  • the solution is at least 70% isopropanol by volume.
  • the male disinfecting cover 400 can further include a communication module.
  • the communication module is configured to communicate with a medical device including the female optical-fiber connector and indicate to the medical device when the female optical-fiber connector is covered by the male disinfecting cover 400.
  • a cleaning cycle including cleaning or drying is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the female optical-fiber connector is covered by the male disinfecting cover 400.
  • Actuation of a cleaning action is initiated upon the communication module indicating to the medical device the female optical-fiber connector is covered by the male disinfecting cover 400.
  • the male disinfecting cover 400 can be integrated into a portal in a procedural barrier for a medical procedure.
  • the portal is configured to enable functional connections between medical devices on opposing sides of the procedural barrier.
  • Methods include a method for disinfecting optical-fiber connectors such as the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 or the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32. Such a method can include a disconnecting step, a first inserting step, a second inserting step, and a storing step.
  • the disconnecting step includes disconnecting a male optical-fiber connector from a female optical-fiber connector such as the male optical-fiber connector 26 from the female optical -fiber connector 28 or the male optical -fiber connector 30 from the female optical -fib er connector 32.
  • the first inserting step includes inserting the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 into the female disinfecting cover 300, thereby disinfecting at least the ferrule 508 and the optical fiber 12 or 20 of the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30.
  • the first inserting step includes inserting the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 into the receptacle 304 of the female disinfecting cover 300.
  • the receptacle 304 includes the absorbent 506 having the disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent 506.
  • the first inserting step also includes compressing the absorbent 506 into the receptacle 304, thereby releasing a portion of the disinfectant for the disinfecting of the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30.
  • the second inserting step includes inserting the male disinfecting cover 400 into the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32, thereby disinfecting at least the ferrule and the optical fiber of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32.
  • the second inserting step includes inserting the plug 402 of the male disinfecting cover 400 into the receptacle of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32.
  • the plug 402 includes the bore 404 with the absorbent having the disinfectant absorbed by the absorbent.
  • the second inserting step includes compressing the absorbent into the bore 404, thereby releasing a portion of the disinfectant for the disinfecting of the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32.
  • the storing step includes keeping the male optical -fiber connector 26 or 30 or the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 in its respective disinfecting cover until connecting the male optical-fiber connector 26 or 30 or the female optical-fiber connector 28 or 32 to each other or another complementary optical-fiber connector.
  • the method mitigates contamination of multiple-use medical devices between uses with different patients.

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Sont divulgués des couvercles de désinfection pour des connecteurs de fibres optiques. Par exemple, un couvercle de désinfection mâle peut comprendre un bouchon, un alésage du bouchon, un absorbant disposé dans l'alésage, et un désinfectant absorbé par l'absorbant. Le bouchon est conçu pour être inséré dans un réceptacle d'un connecteur de fibre optique femelle. Un couvercle de désinfection femelle peut comprendre un corps, un réceptacle dans le corps, un absorbant disposé dans le réceptacle, et un désinfectant absorbé par l'absorbant. Le réceptacle est configuré pour accepter un connecteur de fibre optique mâle. Si le couvercle de désinfection est mâle ou femelle, l'absorbant est configuré pour entrer en contact avec la ferrule et la fibre optique disposée du connecteur de fibre optique. Des procédés peuvent comprendre au moins un procédé d'utilisation du couvercle de désinfection mâle ou femelle.
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